12 Fitness Journals to Help You With Your Weight-Loss Goals

If you've decided to live a healthier lifestyle, set yourself up for success by keeping a record of your progress to help you stay on track toward your goals. Toss one of these motivating fitness journals in your gym bag so you can keep track of your daily diet and exercise.

Not only does this planner have room for you to write your appointments for the day, but it also has a section to record goals you've set — like weight-loss or muscle-gain numbers — and a nutrition section to track meals.

Pro runners Lauren Fleshman and Roisin McGettigan-Dumas created this journal to help women hit or advance their running goals. Think: A place to track your workouts supplemented with inspirational photos, quotes, and real stories. This journal will help you recognize your strengths and improve upon any weaknesses.

There's a place for every gym stat in this journal — from cardio to strength workouts, muscle groups worked to calories burned, and even how much water you drank. Knowing what you do each day can only help you progress the next time you hit the gym. Plus, it's great to look back and see how far you've come.

Plan your workout and diet plans for the week to ensure you hit your goals. Each week in this planner lets you log meals, workouts, and body measurements, plus any vitamins and supplements you're taking.

Calling all CrossFitters (and anyone else looking for workout ideas): This planner has a place to track your WODs (Workouts of the Day), including the hero, girl, and other benchmark WODs after you complete them. It's the perfect place to keep track of your PRs (personal records) so you continue to improve.

What do you get when the editors of the top running magazine put their minds together to create a training journal? The ultimate week-by-week runner's training guide. Follow their tips to get on track for your next race, and record all your progress here.

Keep tabs on every exercise, rep, and set you perform in this daily log. You can fill in strength or cardio — each day of the week has a sheet for both. There's enough space to record nearly three months of daily entries, or much more if you're not quite a daily gymgoer.

Track your nutrition, fitness, and even your emotions along your 12-week weight-loss journey. Research has shown that this is enough time to actually see results, yet short enough that you won't lose motivation. Set goals, track your progress, and achieve rewards for yourself with this journal.

If you haven't tried it yet, eating healthfully really does make you feel better. Get on track to a healthier mind and body with this journal, which features goal-setting guidance, fill-in trackers and diet checklists, and spreads to monitor 40 days of healthy living, as well as thought-provoking Q&As and self-reflection questions. If you want to be the best version of you, this illustrated guide is a great start.

Looking to get in shape? Don't fool yourself by trying to drop 20 pounds in three weeks or by setting six-month goals. Instead, be realistic and set 90-day goals! This is a great motivational planner, with areas to periodically record all your body measurements (in addition to weight), as well as dedicated pages to log food consumption and exercise for 90 days.

Download the pages of this planner, print them, and put them in a binder of your own (you're paying for the download). The nice thing is that you can put the pages in an order that makes sense for you (they're undated), and you can leave out any pages that won't get used. Once assembled, take your customized planner wherever you go.

While it's not exactly a handwritten journal, this digital version is a great alternative for those of us who are tied to our phones. This free website and app allow you to keep all your fitness and nutrition info in one place and access it from both your computer and phone. It has a database of over a million different foods, so you can check calorie counts on the go and log everything you ate that day. Plus, you can share your progress and experiences on social media, or compete with other friends who are using the app.

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